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Electives
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a varied and flexible elective program that provides rigorous study while responding to the changing needs of students. The complete Cooper Union catalog with course descriptions, academic standards and other useful information is available online and maintained by the Registrar's office.
The following courses fulfill Humanities, Free Elective, and Non-technical Elective requirements for students in Engineering; they fulfill General Studies requirements for students of Architecture; and they fulfill General Studies and Free Elective requirements for students of Art. In addition, courses with the prefix "HTA" fulfill the distributional requirements for Art students in Art History.
PREREQUISITES: The prerequisites for all courses with the prefixes "H" and "S" are HSS1, 2, 3, 4. Except with special permission, HTA 1, 2, 3 are prerequisites for HTA courses. Certain courses have additional prerequisites.
CREDITS: Courses with the prefix "H" and "S" carry three credits. Courses with prefix "HTA" carry two credits. The first five weeks of certain H and S courses, or the first half of certain HTA courses, may be taken as a complete unit for a single credit. Consult with the office of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences for additional information about the single credit option.